diff --git a/libavfilter/avfilter.c b/libavfilter/avfilter.c
index 6740cd3755..bc9e60bb85 100644
--- a/libavfilter/avfilter.c
+++ b/libavfilter/avfilter.c
@@ -576,10 +576,7 @@ int avfilter_process_command(AVFilterContext *filter, const char *cmd, const cha
 static AVFilter *first_filter;
 static AVFilter **last_filter = &first_filter;
 
-#if !FF_API_NOCONST_GET_NAME
-const
-#endif
-AVFilter *avfilter_get_by_name(const char *name)
+const AVFilter *avfilter_get_by_name(const char *name)
 {
     const AVFilter *f = NULL;
 
diff --git a/libavfilter/avfilter.h b/libavfilter/avfilter.h
index 6be7625676..47546c15e5 100644
--- a/libavfilter/avfilter.h
+++ b/libavfilter/avfilter.h
@@ -699,10 +699,7 @@ int avfilter_register(AVFilter *filter);
  * @return     the filter definition, if any matching one is registered.
  *             NULL if none found.
  */
-#if !FF_API_NOCONST_GET_NAME
-const
-#endif
-AVFilter *avfilter_get_by_name(const char *name);
+const AVFilter *avfilter_get_by_name(const char *name);
 
 /**
  * Iterate over all registered filters.
diff --git a/libavfilter/avfiltergraph.c b/libavfilter/avfiltergraph.c
index 76a3a2b8ed..69cf26896d 100644
--- a/libavfilter/avfiltergraph.c
+++ b/libavfilter/avfiltergraph.c
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ static int query_formats(AVFilterGraph *graph, AVClass *log_ctx)
 
             if (convert_needed) {
                 AVFilterContext *convert;
-                AVFilter *filter;
+                const AVFilter *filter;
                 AVFilterLink *inlink, *outlink;
                 char scale_args[256];
                 char inst_name[30];
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ static int graph_insert_fifos(AVFilterGraph *graph, AVClass *log_ctx)
         for (j = 0; j < f->nb_inputs; j++) {
             AVFilterLink *link = f->inputs[j];
             AVFilterContext *fifo_ctx;
-            AVFilter *fifo;
+            const AVFilter *fifo;
             char name[32];
 
             if (!link->dstpad->needs_fifo)
diff --git a/libavfilter/version.h b/libavfilter/version.h
index 2d5caa8105..5bcf9b4df0 100644
--- a/libavfilter/version.h
+++ b/libavfilter/version.h
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@
 #ifndef FF_API_OLD_FILTER_OPTS_ERROR
 #define FF_API_OLD_FILTER_OPTS_ERROR        (LIBAVFILTER_VERSION_MAJOR < 8)
 #endif
-#ifndef FF_API_NOCONST_GET_NAME
-#define FF_API_NOCONST_GET_NAME             (LIBAVFILTER_VERSION_MAJOR < 7)
-#endif
 #ifndef FF_API_LAVR_OPTS
 #define FF_API_LAVR_OPTS                    (LIBAVFILTER_VERSION_MAJOR < 8)
 #endif